Coach Mike Babcock is not happy with the performance of forward Ville Leino. He will be a healthy scratch Saturday against the Flames.

“Ville’s not working on any line. That’s clear. He’s having a day to watch,'' Babcock said. "He hasn’t played hard enough, so he’s going to watch the game and the other guys are going to play.’’

Leino has two goals, one assist and a minus-2 rating in 11 games. He has only 14 shots and isn't generating much offense, not good for a player who is supposed to control the puck down low and go hard to the net.

“I haven’t really been able to play my game, doing the things I want,'' Leino said. “I want to go and play and have fun and not really think all the time what to do. It was slowing me down.’’

As expected, Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk were split up to center their own lines after Valtteri Filppula broke his wrist in Thursday's 6-5 shootout loss in Edmonton.

Filppula flew home Friday and will have his wrist examined by team doctors to determine if surgery is needed. He is expected to miss six to eight weeks.

Eaves had his best game Thursday (game-tying goal, plus-3 rating) and will be rewarded with some power-play time, Babcock said.